He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[son] of John” (Ἰωάννου,) before love you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Jonah” (Ἰωνᾶ) before love you here.
λέγειlegeiHe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.He saithαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againδεύτερονdeuteronsecond timeδεύτερος (deuteros)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “second time”, the object formG1208second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time.This verse uses “second”.the second timeΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the calling formG4613Simon.SimonἸωάννουiōannouson of JonasἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “son of Jonas”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.son of Jonasἀγαπᾷςagapaslovest thouἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “lovest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.lovest thouμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meλέγειlegei? He saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “? He saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.? He saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΝαίnaiYeaναίparticle — “Yea”G3483yes, certainly, even so.YeaκύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouοἶδαςoidasto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatφιλῶphilōI loveφιλέω (phileō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5368I love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; I kiss.This verse uses “love”.I loveσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeλέγειlegeiHe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.He saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΠοίμαινεpoimaineFeedποιμαίνω (poimainō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Feed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4165I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern.Feedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόβατάprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the object formG4263a sheep.sheepμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
Ἰωνᾶiōnason of JonasἸωνᾶς (iōnas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “son of Jonas”, the of-formG2495(Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
He saith to him again, a second time, 'Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Tend my sheep.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.
Young’s Literal Translation
He saith to him again, a second time, 'Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Tend my sheep.'
World English Bible
He said to him again a second time, “ Simon , son of Jonah, do you love me ?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep .”
Darby Translation
He says to him again a second time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Shepherd my sheep.
Douay-Rheims
He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs.
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